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The Urban Library: Services

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General Services

Book Policy

Book Limit: 30 books
Time Limit: 3 months until renewal is required (in person or via Renewal Email)
Renewal Limit:

1

Total Borrow Limit: 6 months
Penalty After 6 Months:

3 months of no borrowing physical materials or using Makerspace equipment

Fines: None

Rental Tools & Equipment Policies

Requirement: Sign a waiver agreeing to pay the price of the product if it isn't returned, or if it's returned damaged, you agree to pay the price of its repairs and/or replacement.
Item Limit: 6 Items at a time
Rental Limit: 7 days until renewal is required (in person or via Renewal Email)
Renewal Limit: 1
Total Rental Limit: 14 days
Penalty After 14 Days: Every day the item(s) is late, it incurs a fine equal to 10% of its total cost, up to the total cost of the item.

Items For Rent

  • Camera
  • Video Camera
  • Microphone
  • LED Floodlights
  • Umbrella
  • Projector
  • Green Screen
  • Smoke Machine
  • Strobe Light
  • Disco Ball
  • Extension Cable
  • Pruning Shears
  • Trowel
  • Bulb Planter
  • Shovel
  • Garden Hoe
  • Seed Spreader
  • Fruit Picker
  • Tamper

iPad Rental Policy

iPad rentals for children and teens last 4 months at a time so they can focus on school work or join our summer reading programs without worrying about Renewals.

Requirement: Sign a waiver agreeing to pay the price of the product if it isn't returned, or if it's returned damaged, you agree to pay the price of its repairs and/or replacement.
iPad Limit: 3 iPads at a time
Rental Limit: 4 months
Renewal Limit: Renewal not available for iPads. Must check out a new one.
Penalty After 4 Months: Every day the item(s) is late, it incurs a fine equal to 10% of its total cost, up to the total cost of the item.

Print & Scan Services

Scanning

Scan library material in the public domain, or scan your own work and send it to your email for free at our Circulation Desks.

Remote Scan

Request a scan of any library material in the public domain remotely using this fake link and our librarians will send it to you via email.

Printing

Print and/or make copies of your scanned material, or your own material, for free at our Circulation Desks. Library patrons can scan their library card to use their monthly free page allotment. After the allotment is used, additional pages may be purchased at the time of printing. Cash, Card, and Recyclables are accepted methods of payment (see Makerspace page for Recyclables details).

Allotment: $2 per month
Colored Ink: $0.50 per page
Black Ink: $0.10 per page

Reference Section

The Urban Library's Reference Section contains practical knowledge on what's most relevant to Anaheim.

Resources on tourism, the Hospitality Industry, city life, small businesses, and the history of Anaheim are all available.

Please ask a librarian to unlatch the books for you, and enjoy the read!

Online Databases

See Collections page for links.                                         

  • Greenfile Database
  • EBSCO eBooks
  • Gale eBooks
  • JSTOR
  • Regional Business News

Children's Services

Join Us for Storytime every Wednesday in the Children's Section. Kids can vote on which book we read next in Wormy's Ballot Box! Parents can recommend which books the kids will vote on next. We have services in Spanish and English. 

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Early Readers - Wednesdays

Available all year

ENGLISH - 9:30 AM - Early Readers, ages 2 - 5

SPANISH - 10:30 AM - Early Readers, ages 2 - 5

Summer Reading Storytimes 

Only offered during Summer

Go-Getters

ENGLISH - Wed. 11:30 AM, ages 6 - 8

SPANISH  - Wed. 1:00 PM, ages 6 - 8

Bookworms

ENGLISH - Wed. 2:00 PM, ages 9 - 12

SPANISH  - Wed. 3:00 PM, ages 9 - 12

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Make the most of your summer and join our Summer Reading Program!

Our program includes a digital platform to track how many books your child reads. The more points your child earns, the more prizes they can get at the end of summer. Keep the learning going at home with our iPad rentals, or in the library at our iPad station.

Here's how to earn points:

  • Sign up! Creating an account earns you 50 points.
  • Finish a book and take a short quiz. The harder the book, the more points you get! Most books are 1,000 points.
  • Take extra quizzes. Every book has an extra quiz, and each one is worth 1,000 points.
  • Attend Library Storytime. Our staff will have weekly codes to scan, and each one is 5,000 points!
  • Write a book report. Book reports are worth 5,000 points each. With enough points, book reports enter you in the end-of-summer raffle for our grand prize!

Here's what your points can get you:

  • 10,000 points: Ice Cream Party
  • 50,000 points: Popcorn Movie Night
  • 100,000 points & Book Report: 1 Raffle Entry for a new iPad!
  • 200,000 points & 2 Book Reports: 1 Raffle Entry for 4 Disneyland Tickets!

Youth Services

Vertical Gardening Workshop

Living in a concrete jungle makes growing produce a challenge. If you want your own fruits, herbs, and vegetables but don't know how they'll fit in a small space -- an apartment patio, a bookshelf -- then join the Urban Library in our annual Vertical Gardening Workshop.

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Hosted by Tyra Banks, the workshop covers all the basics of the most durable, easy-to-grow plants. You'll get a free pot, soil, and starter plant!

The workshop begins on January 14, 2024 at 4:30 PM in the Community Garden.

RSVP by January 7, 2024.

We can't wait to see you there!

 

Upcoming Youth Events

  • How to Navigate Public Transportation Workshop
  • Writing to Your Representative Workshop
  • How to Pay Taxes Workshop

Apocalypse Workshops

  • How to Make Solar Panels
  • Sewing for Dummies
  • Scavenging - What Would Be Safe?
  • Vertical Gardening Workshop

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Make the most of your summer and join our Summer Reading Program!

Our program includes a digital platform to track how many books you read. The more points you earn, the more prizes you can get at the end of summer. Keep the learning going at home with our iPad rentals, or in the library at our iPad station.

Here's how to earn points:

  • Sign up! Creating an account earns you 50 points.
  • Finish a book and take a short quiz. The harder the book, the more points you get! Most books are 1,000 points.
  • Take extra quizzes. Every book has an extra quiz, and each one is worth 1,000 points.
  • Write a book report. Book reports are worth 5,000 points each. With enough points, book reports enter you in the end-of-summer raffle for our grand prize!

Here's what your points can get you:

  • 10,000 points: Popcorn Movie Night
  • 50,000 points: Reptile Party
  • 100,000 points & Book Report: 1 Raffle Entry for a new iPhone!
  • 200,000 points & 2 Book Reports: 1 Raffle Entry for 4 Disneyland Tickets!

Crochet for Days

Do you feel like a granny before you've even hit 20? Have you ever wanted to socialize without talking to people? Do you love making cute crafts in repetitive, calming bliss?

Then this is the hobby for you!

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Come to our crochet workshop on April 17, 2024 at 4:30 PM in the Conference Room. Our host, Anne Hathaway, will provide the yarn and knitting needles. You bring your creativity!

 

High School Tutors

Bring a pencil, your homework, and an after-school snack!

Tutors for grades 9 -12 are available in the Conference Room every Tuesday and Thursday from 2:30 - 5:30 PM from September - June.

Tutors participate on a volunteer basis, and they may work with small groups if extra students arrive.

College Tutors

To connect with a college-level tutor, please sign up at any Digital Kiosk in the library. Hours are limited.

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